Sometimes it’s the Simple Things: Cheat Sheets for NGSS

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1 year ago

I still get lots of teachers and administrators at professional development (and preservice teachers) who get very excited by a good NGSS “Cheat Sheet” (who can blame them). Here are some of my favorite NGSS Cheat Sheets that might be a nice addition to your upcoming workshop (PS- I tend to spread these around even at workshops that are not introductory. They provide a nice reminder for folks and create a touchstone for continued digging into the 3 Dimensions.)

NGSS Cheat Sheet full color version: I posted this 2-sided half sheet over 3 years ago on this site. This version was developed by the Regional Science Coordinators at the Washington Association of Educational Service Districts (AESD). This sheet provides an overview of the 3 Dimensions with acronyms & abbreviations- all on a handy 2-sided bookmark style sheet. Click HERE to see the original post. Click HERE for the full color cheat sheet as a Word doc.

NGSS Cheat Sheet reduced color version: I remixed this version in order to save us all some colored-ink but still convey the brilliant trio of NGSS colors. This is the version I tend to use in my workshops. Click HERE for the reduced color version as a Word doc.

STEM Teaching Tools version: This sheet was released on the STEM Teaching Tools site. It is even more compact (4 on a page) and a bit more shiny. This sheet uses a lot of ink, however, and is only a PDF so not as easy to modify or customize for your own uses. Click HERE for the STEM Teaching Tools NGSS cheat sheet.

NSTA Expanded Cheat Sheet: This prints as a full 2-sided sheet and is a great companion to any of the smaller sheets above. Provides a bit of text for each SEP, CCC and DCI. Click HERE for the expanded NGSS Cheat Sheet.

Let me know if you have other “go to” NGSS cheat sheets and I will share them out.